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(lit.) the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom) · (fig.) (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection

炉火纯青
lú huǒ chún qīng
l+ú·2nd toneh+uǒ·3rd tonech+ún·2nd toneq+īng·1st tone
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Synonyms
(idiom) to do (sth) with great aplomb挥洒自如huī sǎ zì rúlit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently · to know sth inside out · to know sth by heart滚瓜烂熟gǔn guā làn shúpracticed · proficient · skilled · skillful熟练shú liànhandling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily游刃有余yóu rèn yǒu yú(lit.) from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom) · (fig.) to go to the next level; to attain a higher level登堂入室dēng táng rù shìto reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement出神入化chū shén rù huà
Antonyms
(lit.) to enter monastic life at a mature age (idiom) · (fig.) to change one's career; to take up a new line of work or specialization; to enter a profession from a different background半路出家bàn lù chū jiā
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